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New Accounting Pronouncements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements

5.    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU” or “Update”) 2016-09 – Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The amendments in this Update are designed to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, forfeitures and classification on the statements of cash flows. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating this Update and does not anticipate a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07 – Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The amendments in this Update eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments of this Update require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Management is currently evaluating this Update and does not anticipate a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05 – Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this Update clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as the hedging instrument under Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting requirements continue to be met. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. We have adopted the amendments of this Update and there was no impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842). The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. All leases create an asset and a liability for the lessee and, therefore, recognition of those leased assets and leased liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require leased assets and leased liabilities to be recognized for most leases. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the amendments in this Update and have not yet determined the impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The Update outlines a single, comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance issued by the FASB, including industry specific guidance. The Update also provides a model for the measurement and recognition of gains and losses on the sale of certain nonfinancial assets, such as property and equipment, including real estate. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date. This Update provides for a one year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09. As a result, the Company expects that it will apply the new revenue standard to annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The new standard must be adopted using either a full retrospective approach for all periods presented in the period of adoption or a modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach requires that the new standard be applied to all new and existing contracts as of the date of adoption, with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings at the effective date for existing contracts that still require performance by the entity. Under the modified retrospective approach, amounts reported prior to the date of adoption will be presented under existing guidance. The Update also requires entities to disclose both quantitative and qualitative information to enable users of the financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We have not yet determined the impact of adopting the standard on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, nor have we determined whether we will utilize the full retrospective or modified retrospective approach.

In 2016, FASB issued additional ASUs containing implementation guidance relating to ASU 2014-09, including: ASU 2016-08 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) — Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net) which is intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations; ASU 2016-10 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) — Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which is intended to clarify two aspects of Topic 606: (i) identifying performance obligations; and (ii) the identifying the licensing implementation guidance; and ASU 2016-12 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) — Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which contains certain provisions and practical expedients in response to identified implementation issues. The effective date for these ASUs is the same as the effective date for ASU 2014-09.